Steve Mann said he needed a global platform with depth in cross-border technology transactions as his practice has become more “geographically expansive.”
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The Kansas City-based firm also added a real estate associate to the office.
HollyFrontier and Holly Energy Partners Add Sinclair Dinosaur for $1.8B
Dallas-based HollyFrontier Corporation and Holly Energy Partners are paying $1.8 billion to add Sinclair Oil’s iconic brand and distribution network to their operation.
CDT Roundup: 21 Deals, 9 Firms, 142 Lawyers, $7.7B
Traditional oil and gas looking to make headway in the energy transition space scored a win last month thanks to new guidance from the IRS. Houston-based Latham & Watkins partner Jim Cole broke down the impact of the ruling on retrofits. And in the Roundup, it was a big week for IPOs with ties to Texas counsel as de-SPAC mergers dipped slightly after last week’s flurry.
Premium Subscriber Spotlight: Dykema
Dykema litigators in Texas secured a significant victory in one of the first appellate oral arguments conducted via Zoom before the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio. And the firm’s Texas-based Dental Service Organization’s practice had a big year, closing nearly 50 deals in the fourth quarter alone.
Bracewell Invigorates Healthcare Practice with Seven-Lawyer Group
The mostly Dallas-based group from Thompson & Knight includes Wilson Jones, who chaired TK’s healthcare practice and will lead Bracewell’s.
Former SCOTX Justice Eva Guzman to Join Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Justice Guzman, who resigned from the Texas Supreme Court in June, is running to unseat Ken Paxton as Texas Attorney General. But on Wednesday she will be Chamberlain Hrdlicka’s newest shareholder.
The Story Behind the Merger of Thompson & Knight and Holland & Knight
Sunday night’s merger of Thompson & Knight and Holland & Knight appears to have gone seamlessly. The combination meets the needs of each – H&K to thrive in Texas and TK to just survive. The managing partners of the two firms – now partners of the same firm – gave The Texas Lawbook an exclusive interview on how the merger came together and why they both think it will be a huge success.
Shearman Adds Austin Litigator from Norton Rose Fulbright
Saul Perloff, who led the advertising practice at NRF, is Shearman’s third lateral partner addition in Texas this year.
Thompson & Knight – After More Than a Century, an Era is Over
William Thompson and R.E.L. Knight became partners in 1914 and created a corporate law firm that lasted 107 years. Its lawyers handled some of the biggest and most important M&A deals and litigation for some of America’s largest companies. Today is the last day of existence for Thompson & Knight, as it merges with Miami-based Holland & Knight. As The Texas Lawbook explains, the loss of TK is disheartening because the firm’s history mirrors the history of corporate law in Texas.